The Butcher and Other Erotica Author:Alina Reyes This book couples The Butcher, a shocking, poetic, and sensual portrayal of an intense summer love affair, with Reyes' second novella Lucie's Long Voyage, which also features her irresistible blend of sensual earthiness and dreamlike imagery. — A young Frenchwoman goes to work in a butcher's shop during her college vacation. Every day the butcher... more » whispers obscenities in her ear, describing their imagined lovemaking. And as the summer heat takes hold, so does her lust.« less